What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 09: Part One: “Arguing Affirmative Action” & Part Two: “What’s the Purpose?”), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: "ARGUING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION" Cheryl Hopwood, a white woman who had applied for admission to a Texas law school, saw her admission denied. At the same time, minority applicants who had lower grades than hers, were admitted. She took her case to court in 1996 arguing that her rights were violated by the school's... Continue Reading →

December 22, 2019 0

What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 08: Part One: “What’s a Fair Start?” & Part Two: “What Do We Deserve?”), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: "WHAT'S A FAIR START?" Is it just to tax the rich in order to help the poor? John Rawls argues that to answer this question, one should ask about the principles that were chosen in order to govern the distribution of income and wealth in case he didn't know certain things such as:... Continue Reading →

December 9, 2019 0

What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 07: Part One: “A Lesson in Lying” & Part Two: “A Deal is a Deal”), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: "A LESSON IN LYING" If your friend were hiding inside your home, and a person intent on killing your friend came to your door and asked you where he was, would it be wrong to tell a lie? If so, would it be moral to try to mislead the murderer without actually lying?... Continue Reading →

December 3, 2019 0

What’s the Right Thing to Do? (Episode 06. Part One: Mind Your Motive & Part Two: The Supreme Principle of Morality), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: MIND YOUR MOTIVE Professor Sandel introduces the challenging but influential philosopher Immanuel Kant who rejected utilitarianism and said that each person has certain fundamental duties and rights that take precedence over maximizing utility. Professor Sandel gives us an example that Kant used; that of a shopkeeper who didn’t shortchange a customer only because... Continue Reading →

November 28, 2019 0

NEMO Webinar: “Using the Sustainable Development Goals in Museums.”

Using the Sustainable Development Goals in MuseumsFacilitator: Henry McGhie, Curating TomorrowDate: 27 November 2019 at 11:00 CETThe webinar is limited to 100 participants on first come first serve basis Find out about the topic & about the facilitator Henry McGhie, Curating Tomorrow here: https://www.ne-mo.org/training/nemo-webinars.html Join the free NEMO Webinar Via: https://www.ne-mo.org/training/nemo-webinars.html

November 21, 2019 0

What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 05: Part One: “Hired Guns” & Part Two: “Motherhood. For Sale.”) Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

PART ONE: HIRED GUNS Is today's voluntary army open to any objections? Should military service be allocated by the labor market or by conscription? What role should patriotism play, and what are the obligations of citizenship? Is there a civic duty to serve one's country? Are utilitarians and libertarians able to account for this duty?... Continue Reading →

November 21, 2019 0

Περί GDPR (Γενικού Κανονισμού Προστασίας Δεδομένων)

Πρόκειται για τον Κανονισμό (ΕΕ) του 2016/679 του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου της 27ης Απριλίου 2016 για την προστασία των φυσικών προσώπων έναντι της επεξεργασίας των δεδομένων προσωπικού χαρακτήρα και για την ελεύθερη κυκλοφορία των δεδομένων αυτών. Με δύο λόγια αναφέρεται στο δικαίωμα ενημέρωσης, πρόσβασης, διόρθωσης και εναντίωσης στην φορητότητα των προσωπικών δεδομένων. Σε... Continue Reading →

November 13, 2019 0

What’s the Right Thing to Do? (Episode 04. Part One: This Land is My Land & Part Two: Consenting Adults), Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGyygiXMzRk PART ONE: THIS LAND IS MY LAND The philosopher John Locke introduced the concept of the unalienable rights to life, liberty and property. He believed that since those rights were given to us as humans in the state of nature -before governments and laws were created- they are considered fundamental, and thus neither a... Continue Reading →

November 12, 2019 0

Promoting Learning for the World of Work: Artificial Intelligence in Education and Training (Virtual Conference 11 – 15 November 2019)(via: unevoc.unesco.org)

Organized by UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre and moderated by James Keevy and Kelly Shiohira, JET Education Services When: 11 to 15 November 2019Where: UNESCO-UNEVOC TVeT ForumLanguage: English (participation in other languages is welcome)Background note "Nowadays, a considerable amount of attention is being given to Artificial Intelligence (AI), its impacts and innovations in various sectors, and its significance... Continue Reading →

November 9, 2019 0

Justice: “What’s the Right Thing to Do?”, Michael Sandel (Episode 03: “Free to Choose” & “Who Owns Me?”)

Part One: "What's the Right Thing to Do?" Individual rights. Should the government have the power to enact laws that: Protect people from themselves, such as seat-belt laws?Impose some people’s moral values on society as a whole? OrRedistribute income from the rich to the poor? (Sandel, explains the libertarian notion that re-distributive taxation is akin... Continue Reading →

November 6, 2019 0